Activities of the Legislature affecting farmers and ranchers in Washington state
March 9, 2007
HB 1569 to be on
WFB Vote Record
Washington Farm Bureau joined 10 other trade associations in opposing second substitute House Bill 1569 this week. Moreover, Farm Bureau has determined that
this is a priority bill to oppose, and our Legislative Committee has
recommended that we count it on our Vote Record if the House takes action on it.
The latest version of the bill, co-sponsored by Reps. Eileen Cody (D-Seattle) and Bill Hinkle (R-Cle Elum), would establish a new governor-appointed board to plan and oversee implementation of a so-called “Washington Health Insurance Partnership.” This
Partnership would replace the private health insurance market for businesses with two to 50 employees (“small employers”). Instead of buying health insurance from a carrier or through an agent, small employers would be forced to join the
Partnership unless they belong to an association health plan (AHP).
Farm Bureau opposes 2SHB 1569 for several reasons:
It disrupts the private insurance market. The private small employer/small group health insurance market would be eliminated. A study would be conducted in 2009 to determine whether to also absorb the individual health insurance market, AHPs, the state-subsidized Basic Health Plan and high risk pool, and other segments of the market into the Partnership.
It increases bureaucracy. A new regulatory and administrative layer would be added between health insurance purchasers, agents and carriers.
Costs are likely to increase. The new pool would be untried and untested. It is unclear how many, if any, carriers would even participate in the Partnership or what percentage of the new pool would choose a particular carrier’s plan(s). Consequently, insurers would be forced to rate premiums based on worst-case projections. An administrative surcharge subject to the premium tax would be created.
It does little to help the uninsured. State-subsidized premium assistance would be available only to eligible employees of participating small employers or small group purchasers. Subsidies would be dependent on budget appropriations by the Legislature. There is no assurance that everyone qualifying for premium assistance would receive it. People seeking coverage in the individual or other markets would not benefit at all.
Association Health Plans are at risk. There is no assurance that AHPs will be exempted from the Partnership after 2009. In fact, AHPs are specifically targeted to be studied for inclusion in the Partnership along with the individual market and several public employee health plans. There is no guarantee that legislatively-approved AHP rating methods will be protected from regulatory challenge or change by the Partnership or other state agencies.
Farm Bureau members are urged to contact their legislators to ask for a
NO vote on 2SHB 1569.
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Right-to-Farm
-- SB 5076 is sponsored by Sen. Jim Honeyford (R-Sunnyside), and HB 1648 is sponsored by Rep. Brian Sullivan (D-Mukilteo). These identical bills address a recent state Supreme Court against a farmer who changed from an apple to cherry operation. The
neighbor claimed that the existing right-to-farm law did not protect the farming operation because there were apples when the neighbor moved in and he did not want to be next to a cherry operation. The legislation clarifies that agricultural operations are protected under the decades-old law, even if you switch crops. In general, the right-to-farm law protects agricultural operations from nuisance complaints about normal agricultural practices. Most states have such a law to protect farming operations from complaints that typically come from new neighbors moving into an agricultural area
The Senate bill has been placed on second reading, which is one step from a vote by the full Senate. The House bill passed the House unanimously Feb. 28 and is scheduled for a hearing March 15 in the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Flooding and Erosion -- HB 1748 is sponsored by Rep. Brian Sullivan (D-Mukilteo), and
SB 5733 is sponsored by Sen. Val Stevens (R-Arlington). These bills address chronic flooding and erosion in freshwater areas. Currently, in a single flooding or erosion event, a county has the option of declaring an emergency, which would then trigger a mandatory expedited permit from the state
Department of Fish and Wildlife. That option for the local governments would not change. These bills address ongoing situations where an emergency has not been declared. In situations where flooding or erosion occurs for
two or more consecutive years, the county would have to declare a chronic danger and the department would issue a permit under the normal time frames for issuing hydraulic permits.
On March 8, each of the bills was placed on the second reading calendar in their respective chambers.
Protecting Existing Agriculture -- SB 5248, sponsored by Sen. Brian Hatfield (D-Raymond), would protect legally existing agricultural activities from new regulations under the
Growth Management Act. The Legislature placed that same protection in the state
Shoreline Management Act five years ago. HB 2212, by Rep. Brian Blake (D-Aberdeen), is a title-only bill, meaning that just the subject matter is identified and there is no other content. The bill was stripped down to title-only so it could be moved out of committee while negotiations continue between agricultural and environmental organizations.
The speaker of the House is involved in those negotiations.
On March 8, each bill was placed on the second reading calendar in their respective chambers.
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Faced with certain passage of the Vocational Rehabilitation program,
Farm Bureau and the Association of Washington Business have worked with lawmakers
to make a bad bill better, and in the end there was no major opposition.
Both HB 2073, sponsored by Steve Conway (D-Tacoma), and SB 5920, sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Seattle), passed their respective chambers after being amended.
The new bill dramatically increases training benefits and the time allowed to complete training. It also allows workers to voluntarily close a claim and opt out of training, in exchange for a lump-sum payment. Workers who select the opt-out provision would also receive a credit of
$12,000 to be used at any accredited institution for almost any training program the worker desires.
The Department of Labor and Industries believes that the program will cut cost because many workers will close claims by opting out.
Farm Bureau is concerned that this will just be another expensive new benefit program that
will only increase costs and not benefit workers or employers.
There were three amendments. The first created special training for agriculture and construction. The next addressed potential fraud, and the last concerned provisions for self-insured employers.
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Several important labor and employment bills
have survived the cutoffs so far this session. Unfortunately, most of these bills could be trouble for small business and agricultural employers.
The bill of most concern for employers is HB 1503, the workers' comp "bill of
rights," sponsored by Rep. Steve Conway (D-Tacoma). The bill would require
employers to file a written report whenever they contact the doctor of an injured worker. The bill would also make it harder for
the Department of Labor and Industries to use independent medical examiners. This “good idea” would cost L&I $60 million to implement in the next two
years and more than double that for employers, local governments, and anyone who needs to use the workers’ comp system.
For agriculture, there are three bad labor bills that are alive and need to stay
in the Rules Committee or be amended:
HB 1920 -- Overtime for Agricultural Packers and Shippers. Sponsored by Rep. Steve Conway (D-Tacoma), this bill would overturn a unanimous Supreme Court decision and create a conflict between federal and state law in this important area.
HB 2106 -- Farm Labor Contractors. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Phyllis Kenney (D-Seattle), would impact employers who use labor contractors, custom farming, or the federal guestworker program. The bill would make Washington the only state in the nation to impose extraordinary restrictions on employers who are attempting to hire a legal workforce through the guestworker program.
SB 5675 -- Minimum Benefit for Workers' Comp. Sponsored by Sen. Jeannie Kohl-Welles (D-Seattle), this bill sets a minimum benefit for workers’ comp claims, regardless of the wage being earned at the time of the claim. It would result in a payment of more than 100 percent of the workers’ wage in the case of part-time or seasonal workers. The bill is opposed by agriculture, retail, and any business that employs a part-time or seasonal workforce.
There are two good bills for agriculture employers that are moving:
HB 2082 -- Field of Dreams Tuition Assistance Program. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Chandler (R-Granger), would grant tuition credits for kids who work on farms.
SB 5723 -- Farm Worker Vocational Training. Sponsored by Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen (D-Eatonville), this bill would allow the state Department of Agriculture to fund an institute to train farmworkers in the English language, commercial truck driver license skills, pesticide application skills, and other agriculture-related skills.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives made
SHB 1151 eligible for floor action.
SHB 1151, now sponsored by the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, would create a new advisory committee to review the work already done by the “3033 Committee” created by the Legislature just last year. That committee was formed to evaluate federal animal identification program requirements, look at what steps other states have taken to implement similar programs, evaluate electronic identification equipment demonstration projects held at facilities handling a large number of animals, and recommend how federal animal identification program goals might be implemented and funded. The 3033 committee is scheduled to terminate in July 2007.
The new panel, as envisioned in SHB 1151, would be composed of at least one representative each from the commercial cattle industry; hobby farmers or other non-commercial livestock owners; fairs, youth or recreational groups; an Indian tribe; and concerned citizens. In addition to reviewing the work done by the 3033 Committee, this committee would also discuss how a voluntary national animal identification system would affect the groups they represent, suggest whether Washington state should participate in a voluntary national program, how such a system would be funded, how to encourage participation in such a system, and address concerns about tag and reader performance as well as possible impacts to the speed of commerce. An emergency would be declared so the committee could be appointed immediately upon passage.
While the substitute bill is certainly an improvement over the original, which Farm Bureau opposed, there is some concern about using limited state Department of Agriculture resources to essentially retrace the steps already taken by an existing citizen’s advisory panel. Washington Farm Bureau is neutral on this version of the bill.
The
following is a list the bills we are currently tracking.
In the Bill column, E = Engrossed (i.e., amendments have been adopted), S (preceding HB or SB) = Substitute bill, HB = House Bill, SB = Senate Bill, JM = Joint Memorial, JR = Joint Resolution.
In the Position column,
S = Support, M = Monitor, N = Neutral, C = Concerns, O = Oppose.
In the Lobbyist column, C = Patrick Connor, F = Dan Fazio, S = John Stuhlmiller, W = Dan Wood.
Bold indicates a priority bill.
| Bill | Description | Status | Sponsor | Position | Lobbyist |
| HB 1235 | Insurance commissioner exams | S Fin Inst/Ins | Kirby | M | C |
| SHB 1337 | Colorectal cancer mandate | H Passed 3rd | Kenney | O | C |
| EHB 1460 | Mental health parity mandate | S Hea/L-T Care | Schual-Berke | O | C |
| SHB 1533 | Selling insurance | H Rules R | Kirby | M | C |
| SHB 1538 | Study of health insurance mandates | H 2nd ReadSCal | Bailey | S | C |
| 2SHB 1569 | Eliminates AHPs; creates state-run "connector" | H 2nd Reading | Cody | O | C |
| 2SHB 2098 | Governor's health care reform bill | H 2nd Reading | Cody | M | C |
| 2SHB 2100 | Health resources strategy | H Rules R | Cody | O | C |
| HJM 4005 | Socialized health care system | H Rules R | Moeller | O | C |
| 2SSB 5093 | Health services for children | Del to Gov | Marr | M | C |
| SB 5261 | Ins commissioner authority | S 2nd Reading | Keiser | M | C |
| SSB 5446 | Mental health parity mandate | S 2nd Reading | Keiser | O | C |
| SSB 5715 | Selling insurance | S Passed 3rd | Benton | M | C |
| 2SSB 5930 | Governor's health care reform bill | S 2nd Reading | Keiser | M | C |
| 2SSB 5958 | Primary health care delivery | S 2nd Reading | Keiser | M | C |
| SSB 6030 | Health ins for young adults | S 2nd Reading | Parlette | M | C |
| Bill | Description | Status | Sponsor | Position | Lobbyist |
| SHB 1154 | Unlawful for employer to discriminate if employee uses legal drugs | H Rules R | Morrell | M | F |
| SHB 1244 | Wages for workers' comp disability - banked hours | S Lab/Comm/RD | Conway | O | F |
| SHB 1278 | Lowers U/I rates for start-up companies | H Passed 3rd | Conway | S | F |
| SHB 1322 | Expands definition of disability beyond ADA standards | H 2nd Reading | McCoy | O | F |
| SHB 1406 | Omnibus bill -- mandatory U/I contributions for business owners. | H 2nd Reading | Conway | O | F |
| SHB 1407 | Flexible funding would improve ESD administration | H Rules R | Conway | S | F |
| SHB 1500 | Workers comp permanent partial disabilities- Support Substitute | S Lab/Comm/RD | Conway | O | F |
| HB 1501 | allows L&I to waive overpayments in workers comp pensions | H Passed 3rd | Wood | O | F |
| 2SHB 1503 | Workers' comp -- restricts employer contact from treatment providers | H 2nd Reading | Conway | O | F |
| SHB 1562 | Creates medical/chiropractic advisory committee | H Rules R | Conway | S | F |
| HB 1666 | Nurse Practitioners can treat workers comp cases | S Lab/Comm/RD | Green | S | F |
| HB 1722 | Physicians asst. can treat workers comp claims consistent with licensure | S Hea/L-T Care | Conway | S | F |
| SHB 1913 | Public sector union organizing without election - card check | H 2nd Reading | Conway | O | F |
| SHB 1920 | Removing ag exemption for overtime | H Rules R | Conway | O | F |
| ESHB 2073 | Workers' comp voc rehab -- increased benefits and opt out provision | H Passed 3rd | Conway | O | F |
| SHB 2082 | Field of dreams tuition assistance for students working in ag | H Approp | Chandler | S | F |
| HB 2105 | Workers' comp/prescriptions | H 2nd Reading | Conway | S | F |
| HB 2106 | Farm labor contractors | H Rules R | Kenney | O | F |
| HB 2281 | Shared leave | S Govt Op & El | Appleton | M | F |
| HB 2326 | Collective bargaining | H Rules R | Williams | O | F |
| SHJM 4008 | Mandatory union card check | H Rules R | Conway | O | F |
| SSB 5053 | Creates ombudsman for workers of self-insured employers | S Rules 2 | Keiser | O | F |
| SSB 5087 | Challenges the Constitutionality of Federal Real ID Act | H Trans | Haugen | M | F |
| SSB 5137 | Lowers U/I rates for start-up companies | H Commerce/Lab | Kohl-Welles | S | F |
| 2SSB 5230 | Flexible funding for ESD | S Rules 2 | Kohl-Welles | S | F |
| ESSB 5290 | Establishes workers' comp medical & chiro. advisory committee | S Passed 3rd | Keiser | S | F |
| SSB 5340 | Expands definition of disability beyond ADA standards | S Passed 3rd | Kline | O | F |
| SSB 5373 | Omnibus bill -- mandatory U/I contributions for business owners | S 2nd Reading | Kohl-Welles | O | F |
| SSB 5443 | Workers' comp claims suppression | S 2nd Reading | Kohl-Welles | O | F |
| SSB 5653 | Self employment assistance for unemployed workers | S Rules 2 | Kauffman | S | F |
| 2SSB 5659 | Family & medical leave ins | S Rules 2 | Keiser | O | F |
| SB 5675 | Increasing Minimum Workers' Comp Disability Benefits | S Rules 2 | Franklin | O | F |
| SSB 5676 | Revising workers' comp time loss provisions | S Rules 2 | Keiser | O | F |
| SB 5677 | Workers' comp Social Security offset | S Rules 2 | Murray | S | F |
| SSB 5687 | Amends workers comp permanent partial disability law | S Rules 2 | Keiser | O | F |
| SSB 5688 | Allowing attorneys to receive workers' comp claim notices earlier | S Rules 2 | Kohl-Welles | S | F |
| SSB 5702 | Employer must inform worker if worker is not covered by U/I | S Rules 2 | Benton | S | F |
| SB 5723 | Agricultural worker safety grant | S Rules 2 | Rasmussen | S | F |
| SSB 5772 | Public sector union organizing without election - card check | S Rules 2G | Kohl-Welles | O | F |
| SSB 5900 | Mandatory leave for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking | S Rules 2 | Regala | M | F |
| SSB 5915 | Newly registered businesses receive required employment posters | S Rules 2 | Honeyford | S | F |
| ESSB 5920 | Workers' comp voc rehab -- increased benefits and opt out provision | S Passed 3rd | Kohl-Welles | O | F |
| Bill | Description | Status | Sponsor | Position | Lobbyist |
| SHB 1409 | Forest practices jurisdiction by local governments | S NR/Ocean/Rec | Sullivan, B. | S | W |
| SHB 1458 | Requires written notice for eminent domain actions | H Passed 3rd | Van De Wege | S | W |
| SHB 1561 | Gives eminent domain powers to local govt. watershed groups | S Judiciary | Jarrett | O | W |
| SHB 1627 | Farmland preservation office | H 2nd Reading | Linville | S | W |
| 2SHB 1636 | Transfer of development rights review & recommendations | H 2nd Reading | Simpson | M | W |
| EHB 1648 | Right to Farm protections | S Ag/Rural/Dev | Sullivan, B. | S | W |
| SHB 1748 | Allowing action to stop chronic flood and erosion damage | H 2nd Reading | Sullivan, B. | S | W |
| SHB 2016 | Provides right to repurchase land taken through eminent domain | H 2nd Reading | Springer | S | W |
| SHB 2212 | Agricultural activities | H 2nd Reading | Blake | S | W |
| SSB 5075 | Allows brush/timber burning to protect life/property | S 2nd Reading | Honeyford | S | W |
| SSB 5076 | Right to Farm protections | S Rules 2G | Honeyford | S | W |
| SSB 5108 | Farmland preservation office | S Passed 3rd | Haugen | S | W |
| SSB 5143 | Open space program | S Rules 2 | Fraser | S | C |
| SSB 5145 | Precludes wetland mitigation banks on certain ag lands | S 2nd Reading | Haugen | S | W |
| SSB 5248 | Protects existing ag uses on ag lands | S 2nd Reading | Hatfield | S | W |
| SSB 5301 | Critical areas | S Rules 2G | Haugen | S | W |
| SSB 5315 | Allowing access to private property during wild fires | S 2nd Reading | Schoesler | S | W |
| SB 5444 | Eminent domain notice | H Judiciary | Carrell | S | W |
| SB 5507 | Delays vesting for land use permit applications | S Rules 2G | Kline | O | W |
| SSB 5656 | Requires CTED to develop a regional TDR program | S Rules 2 | Jacobsen | M | W |
| SSB 5733 | Allowing action to stop chronic flood and erosion damage | S 2nd Reading | Stevens | S | W |
| SB 5778 | Counties must create shellfish protection programs | S Passed 3rd | Fraser | M | W |
| 2SSB 5883 | Forest land conversion to non-forestry uses | S Rules 2G | Fraser | S | W |
| Bill | Description | Status | Sponsor | Position | Lobbyist |
| SHB 1031 | Regulates RFID and other electronic devices | H 2nd Reading | Morris | O | C |
| HB 1077 | Protects sensitive fish & wildlife data | S NR/Ocean/Rec | Blake | S | S |
| SHB 1122 | Allows DNR to continue contracting out to manage forest health | S NR/Ocean/Rec | Kretz | S | S |
| SHB 1125 | Increases the forest fire protection assessment | H Rules R | Sullivan, B. | M | S |
| SHB 1151 | Animal identification system | H 2nd Reading | Pearson | O | C |
| SHB 1186 | Public financing of judicial campaigns | H Rules R | Schual-Berke | M | C |
| EHB 1189 | Limiting political contributions from LLCs | H Passed 3rd | Dunshee | M | C |
| SHB 1251 | Stolen metal property | H 2nd Reading | Morrell | S | W |
| SHB 1304 | Requires farm trucks to obtain US DOT numbers | S Transportatn | Kagi | S | S |
| HB 1416 | Extends asparagus standard exception to 2009, see SB 5397 | S Ag/Rural/Dev | Grant | M | C |
| ESHB 1756 | Authorizing one additional hound hunting cougar season | S NR/Ocean/Rec | Kretz | S | S |
| HB 1775 | Class b felony to harm or kill horses/cattle of others w/o permission | S Judiciary | Hinkle | M | S |
| HB 1888 | Regulating brassica seed production | S Ag/Rural/Dev | Linville | M | C |
| HB 1899 | Extends tax breaks for beef industry | H Rules R | Grant | M | C |
| SHB 1909 | Protecting from the theft of specialized forest products | H 2nd Reading | Orcutt | M | S |
| SHB 1987 | Property owner is not liable for injuries resulting from metal theft | H Passed 3rd | Warnick | S | W |
| SHB 2013 | Tribal & Indian law officers | H 2nd Reading | Williams | M | S |
| SHB 2167 | Food labeling | H Rules R | Chase | M | C |
| HJM 4000 | Mandatory country of origin labeling | H Rules R | Morrell | M | C |
| SSB 5129 | Unlawfully hunting on private property, see HB 1078 | S Rules 2 | Jacobsen | S | C |
| SB 5182 | Invalidates voter signatures if gatherer does not sign petition | S Rules 2 | Kastama | M | W |
| ESB 5204 | Animal health laws | S Passed 3rd | Rasmussen | S | C |
| SSB 5236 | Public habitat and recreation lands management | H Ag & Nat Res | Parlette | M | W |
| SSB 5312 | Increases records requirements to deter metal property theft | S 2nd Reading | Tom | S | W |
| SB 5397 | Extends asparagus standard exception to 2009, see HB 1416 | S Rules 2 | Rasmussen | M | C |
| ESB 5401 | Licensing Christmas tree growers | S Passed 3rd | Rasmussen | S | C |
| SSB 5420 | Requires more info on public agencies' web sites | S Rules 2 | Roach | S | W |
| SSB 5461 | Allows DNR to continue contracting out to manage forest health | S Passed 3rd | Morton | S | S |
| SSB 5463 | Increases the forest fire protection assessment | S Passed 3rd | Jacobsen | M | S |
| SB 5561 | Voter registration allowed up to election day | S 2nd Reading | Oemig | M | W |
| SSB 5722 | Allows body-gripping traps for rodent control | S Rules 2G | Regala | M | C |
| SSB 5746 | Landscape architecture | S Rules 2 | Jacobsen | M | W |
| SB 5749 | Regulating brassica seed production | S 2nd Reading | Schoesler | M | C |
| SSB 5811 | Animal identification program | S Rules 2 | Rasmussen | S | C |
| SSB 5844 | Modifies specialized forest product regulations | S Rules 2G | Roach | M | S |
| SSB 6141 | 3 tier forest health program, small landowner help if problem due to others | S Rules 2 | Jacobsen | S | S |
| Bill | Description | Status | Sponsor | Position | Lobbyist |
| HB 1089 | Operating sup budget 2005-07 | H Approp | Sommers | M | C |
| HB 1090 | Budget stabilization account, see SB 5311 | H Approp | Hunter | O | C |
| HB 1092 | Capital budget | H Cap Budget | Fromhold | M | C |
| HB 1093 | Trans sup budget 2005-07 | H Trans | Clibborn | M | C |
| HB 1094 | Trans budget 2007-09 | H Trans | Clibborn | M | C |
| SHB 1125 | Forest fire protection | H Rules R | Sullivan, B. | M | C |
| HB 1128 | Operating budget 2007-09 | H Approp | Sommers | M | C |
| SHB 1146 | Increases funding authority to pay wildlife damage claims | H Rules C | Sullivan, B. | S | S |
| ESHB 1147 | Implements use of USDA to determine cause of damage to livestock | H Passed 3rd | Kretz | S | S |
| HB 1311 | Small farm assistance program | S Ag/Rural/Dev | Grant | S | C |
| HB 1376 | Propane used by farmers | H 2nd Reading | Ericks | S | C |
| SHB 1381 | Laws relating to taxes | S Ways & Means | Hasegawa | M | C |
| HB 1382 | Tangible personal property | H Rules R | Ericks | M | C |
| HB 1443 | Utility tax deduction for transporting commodities, see SB 5431 | H Passed 3rd | Grant | S | C |
| SHB 1513 | Forest products businesses | H 2nd Reading | Kessler | S | C |
| SHB 1515 | Current use property tax | H Rules R | Sullivan, P. | M | C |
| HB 1549 | Wholesale unprocessed milk B&O tax exemption, see SB 5641 | H 2nd Reading | Linville | S | C |
| SHB 1566 | Rural county tax credit clarification, see SB 5573 | H Passed 3rd | Van De Wege | S | C |
| SHB 1805 | Increases homestead exemption to $125,000 | H Rules C | Morrell | M | C |
| SHB 1827 | Biennial review of tax incentives & exemptions | H Rules R | Santos | M | C |
| SHB 1901 | Repairs to farm machinery | H 2nd Reading | Grant | S | C |
| HB 1902 | Repairs to farm machinery | H 2nd Reading | Grant | S | C |
| HB 2032 | Fruit & vegetable processing | H Passed 3rd | Takko | S | C |
| HJR 4204 | Simple majority to pass school levies, see SJR 8207 | H Rules R | Schual-Berke | M | C |
| HJR 4216 | Appropriation bills | H Approp | Alexander | M | C |
| SB 5056 | Small farm assistance program | S 2nd Reading | Rasmussen | S | C |
| SB 5136 | Trans budget 2007-09 | S Transportatn | Haugen | M | C |
| SB 5138 | Trans sup budget 2005-07 | S Transportatn | Haugen | M | C |
| SB 5139 | Operating sup budget 2005-07 | S Ways & Means | Prentice | M | C |
| SB 5140 | Operating sup budget 2005-07 | S Ways & Means | Prentice | O | C |
| SB 5156 | Capital budget | S Ways & Means | Fraser | M | C |
| SSB 5187 | Property tax valuation | S Rules 2 | Haugen | M | C |
| SSB 5207 | Marine shipping container tax | S Rules 2 | Haugen | O | C |
| ESSB 5311 | Creates Budget Stabilization Account, see HB 1090 | H Approp | Brown | S | C |
| SB 5431 | Utility tax deduction for transporting commodities, see HB 1443 | S Rules 2 | Rasmussen | M | C |
| SB 5434 | Agricultural commodities | S Rules 2 | Poulsen | M | C |
| SSB 5463 | Tangible personal property | S Passed 3rd | Jacobsen | M | C |
| SB 5468 | Tax programs | S Passed 3rd | Oemig | M | C |
| SSB 5493 | Forest products businesses | S Rules 2 | Hargrove | S | C |
| SSB 5560 | Making technical corrections to tax laws | S Passed 3rd | Schoesler | S | C |
| SSB 5573 | Rural county tax credit clarification, see HB 1566 | S Rules 2 | Hatfield | S | C |
| SB 5641 | Unprocessed milk B&O tax exemption, see HB 1549 | S Rules 2 | Rasmussen | M | C |
| 2SSB 5805 | Grain elevators | S Rules 2 | Hatfield | M | C |
| SB 5866 | Increases homestead exemption to $125,000 | S Rules 2 | Kline | M | C |
| SB 5932 | Trans financing title only | S Transportatn | Haugen | M | C |
| SB 5933 | Trans funding title only | S Transportatn | Haugen | M | C |
| ESSJR 8206 | Creating the budget stabilization account, see HJR 4202 | H Approp | Brown | O | C |
| ESJR 8207 | Simple majority to pass school levies, see HJR 4204 | S 3rd/reconsid | Eide | O | C |
| SSJR 8210 | Homestead exemption | S Rules 2G | Haugen | M | C |
| Bill | Description | Status | Sponsor | Position | Lobbyist |
| 2SHB 1035 | Requires state agencies to purchase anaerobic digestion power | H 2nd Reading | Morris | S | S |
| 2SHB 1303 | Providing incentives to enhance use of cleaner energy | H 2nd Reading | Dickerson | M | S |
| 2SHB 1374 | Creating the Puget Sound Partnership | H 2nd Reading | Upthegrove | M | S |
| SHB 1453 | Authorizing water right transfers in same pool or hydraulically connected groundwater | H 2nd Reading | Grant | S | S |
| 2SHB 1595 | Expanding county authority to protect shellfish areas | H 2nd Reading | Appleton | M | S |
| 2SHB 1601 | Creates the children's environmental health & protection advisory council | H Rules R | Rolfes | O | S |
| SHB 1646 | Allows WDFW to take fish samples on public lands or with permission/search warrant | S NR/Ocean/Rec | Blake | S | S |
| 2SHB 1806 | Pesticides in Schools- changes IPM definition to only allow pesticides as last resort | H Rules R | Pedersen | O | S |
| HB 1895 | E85 fuel tax rate | H Trans | Chase | M | S |
| SHB 2107 | Settlement agreements | H Rules R | Schual-Berke | M | S |
| HB 2156 | Carbon dioxide mitigation | H Rules R | Morris | M | S |
| SSB 5009 | Exempts biodiesel used for farm use from sales and use tax | S Rules 2G | Haugen | S | S |
| SB 5109 | Implements California vehicle emission standards | S Rules 2 | Rockefeller | O | S |
| SSB 5237 | Authorizes the State to purchase carbon credits from dairies | S Rules 2 | Poulsen | S | S |
| SB 5279 | Creates the children's environmental health & protection advisory council | S Rules 2 | Franklin | O | S |
| SSB 5318 | Directs WDFW to participate in efforts to protect Yukon to Yellowstone ecosystem | S Rules 2 | Poulsen | M | S |
| SSB 5372 | Creating the Puget Sound Partnership | S Rules 2 | Rockefeller | M | S |
| SSB 5481 | Funding a study of water conservation/supplies for rural villages | H Tech/En/Com | Oemig | M | S |
| SSB 5519 | Authorizing water right transfers in same pool or hydraulically connected groundwater | S Rules 2 | Delvin | S | S |
| 2SSB 5586 | Providing incentives to enhance use of cleaner energy | S Rules 2 | Murray | M | S |
| SB 5669 | Renewable fuel standards | S Rules 2 | Holmquist | M | S |
| SSB 6001 | Climate change | S 2nd Reading | Pridemore | M | S |
| 2SSB 6117 | Reclaimed Water- has bad definition of impairment and could mandate use of reclaimed water | S 2nd Reading | Fraser | O | S |
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